January 17        LEOP Alumni and Student Reception *
Keynote Speaker: Kamala Harris '89
San Francisco    Hosted by Thelen

January 17        LA E-Discovery Panel with Professor Richard Marcus*
Los Angeles       Hosted by Heller Ehrman
MCLE credit available

January 24        SF Recent Alumni Networking Reception*
San Francisco

January 24        Hawaii Alumni Reception*
Honolulu            Sponsored by Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda

January 26        California Water Law Symposium
Hastings

January 29        WorkLife Law Event with Professor Joan Williams*
Cupertino and via national teleconference          
MCLE credit available

January 29        SF Reception with Richard Thalheimer '74*
Hastings

February 5         Small Firm Table Talk
Lawyers at small firms share their experiences with law students
Hastings, 5 to 7 pm, 200 McAllister Street, 2nd Floor
To RSVP, send an email to Pam Hyland

February 7         Oakland Hastings Connects: A Judicial Perspective*
A panel of judges moderated by Professor Rory Little
Oakland            Sponsored by Sonja Weissman '91 and Reed Smith

February 21       HPILF Auction
Donate items and plan to attend the annual Hasting Public Interest Law Foundation auction. For more information, send an email to HPILF.

February 29       LA Alumni Reception with Newly Admitted Students*
Los Angeles      Sponsored by Kurt Peterson '78 and Reed Smith

February 29       Symposium: Frontiers of Democracy: Voters, Elections & Reform
Hastings            Sponsored by Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly

March 6             SV Alumni Reception with Newly Admitted Students*
Silicon Valley

March 6             Piedmont Alumni Reception
Hosted by Amber Rye Brumfiel '01 and Chris Brumfiel '01*
Piedmont

March 12           OC Alumni Reception with Newly Admitted Students*
Irvine, Orange County     Sponsored by George Rudolph '76 and Luce Forward

March 13           SD Alumni Reception with Newly Admitted Students*
San Diego         Sponsored by Marc Morley '00 and Knobbe Martens

*For more information about Hastings Alumni Association events, visit the UC Hastings alumni calendar of events.

Professor Calvin Massey wrote the lead articles in two law reviews: "The Two Zones of Prophylaxis: The Scope of the Fourteenth Amendment Enforcement Power" in George Washington Law Review and "The Role of Government Purpose in Constitutional Judicial Review" in South Carolina Law Review.

A national teleconference featuring Distinguished Professor Joan Williams will take place at Symantec in Silicon Valley on Tuesday, January 29, starting at 8:30 am (PST). Joan will be speaking to Symantec employees and many of our alumni who will join the call from other parts of the nation. For more information or to register, please email rsvp@uchastings.edu or call 415.565.4667.

As co-chair of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section Amicus Committee, Professor Rory Little evaluates and writes amicus briefs for the ABA in Supreme Court criminal cases. He recently wrote an amicus brief for Commonwealth of Virginia v. David Lee Moore.

Karen Musalo, director of the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, provided expert testimony in a case brought by Canadian refugee advocates challenging a U.S.-Canada bilateral treaty. The court accepted Musalo's analysis and conclusions in reaching its decision on behalf of the Canadian refugee advocates.

Professor Ethan Leib's article, "Why Supermajoritarianism Does Not Illuminate the Interpretive Debate between Originalists and Non-originalists," appeared first online in the Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy and was later published in the Northwestern University Law Review.

"The Era of Deference: Courts, Expertise, and the Emergence of New Deal Administrative Law," by Professor Reuel Schiller, was published in Michigan Law Review.

Professor Frederick Lambert's "Commentary from a United States Lawyer and Law Professor' s Perspective on the Decision of the Chamber of Business Affairs" was published in the European Company Law Journal.

Board Nominations
The Alumni Association Board of Governors and the 1066 Foundation Board are seeking dedicated alumni to serve as ambassadors for the law school, help foster Hastings ' tradition of academic excellence, and strengthen relationships among alumni, faculty, and students. To nominate, email the Hastings Alumni Center .

Hastings-to-Haiti Project
A Hastings-to-Haiti delegation is headed to Port-au-Prince during spring break in March. Volunteers are collecting laptops, medical aid, and cash donations for humanitarian projects in Haiti. If you would like to help, contact Blaine Bookey of the Hastings-to-Haiti group.

Class Reunions Volunteers
Alumni Weekend will be held September 19-20. Class campaign committees are forming for classes of 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2003. To volunteer, email Lynnette Teti or call 415.565.4852.

Free Job Postings for Law Firms
Law firms looking to hire Hastings' graduates benefit from posting listings online at no cost. Alumni and students may also use the service to search for jobs and access job-search tools.

Alumni and the Hastings Law Library
Find out more about how you can use the new Hastings law library! For general questions, call the reference desk at 415.565.4751.

Legal Education Opportunity Program
If you would like to receive periodic updates about Hastings' Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP), please send us an email.

Mediation Competition Volunteers
Judges and mediators are needed for the ABA's Regional Representation in Mediation Competition at Hastings on March 1-2. To volunteer, please email Jolynn Jones, or call 415.581.8941.